Sessions' 5th Symphony
Feb 7 Roger Sessions' 5th Symphony premieres in Philadelphia with Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra
Royal Hunt of the Sun
Feb 8 Peter Shaffer's musical "Royal Hunt of the Sun" premieres in London
Beatles on Ed Sullivan Show
Feb 9 1st appearance of the Beatles on "The Ed Sullivan Show", live from New York; broadcast draws 73.7 million television viewers
A World Without Love
Feb 14 British pop music duo Peter & Gordon release single "A World Without Love" (written by Paul McCartney, credited to Lennon-McCartney)
- Feb 15 Beatles' "Meet the Beatles!" album goes #1 & stays #1 for 11 weeks
Foxy
Feb 16 Robert Emmett Dolan and Johnny Mercer's musical "Foxy", starring Bert Lahr, opens at Ziegfeld Theater, NYC; runs for 72 performances, with Lahr winning a Tony Award
Music Concert
Feb 16 The Beatles' 2nd appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show", live from Deauville Hotel in Miami, Florida; broadcast draws about 70 million television viewers
- Feb 19 UK flies ½ ton of Beatles wigs to the US
- Feb 21 UK flies 24,000 rolls of Beatles wallpaper to US
- Feb 22 Beatles arrive back in England after their 1st US visit
- Feb 23 The Beatles' 3rd appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show", featuring 3 performances taped on February 9, prior to their live debut
- Feb 24 "My Heart Skips a Beat" single released by Buck Owens (Billboard No. 1 U.S. Hot Country Singles, 1964)
What Makes Sammy Run?
Feb 27 Erwin Drake's musical "What Makes Sammy Run?", starring Steve Lawrence, Robert Alda, and Sally Ann Howes, opens at 54th St Theater, NYC; runs for 540 performances
- Feb 29 "Rugantino" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 28 performances
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